This was helpful Debbie, much appreciation from New Zealand

Thank you so much, KZfaq algorithm.

Only found this video today but thank you for making it. Made the layout a lot more understandable.

Thank you so much for this information. I finished my manuscript and used this template to sure everything lines up.

Thanks, Debbie! These videos are great!

Didn't work for me. It doesn't present as a link that one can click on.

This was fun to watch! 😍😁

Thank you so much for these explanations and recommendations of other illustrators to check out! I never knew those terms of self ended and color ended. The whole dummy book creating gets me so stumped, it's really held me up for so long!

Thank you for this. I like to plan my outlines based on my book structure, so this is a tremendous help

This is fantastic thank you!

Thank you

Too many unorganized thoughts. Confusing and I didn't take away anything. This process seems so mysterious.

I am not exactly sure why this is so "confusing". If anyone has every read a book, they should understand the logic behind pages, no?

A good book that used the title page as a lead to the story: Pig, Horse, and Something Scary. Really lovely book as well.

So google says picture books are 12 or 14 spreads because they have to be divisible by 8 , the math is not making sense to me. Should I be writing 12 or 14 spread? I have stories in both and feel like one or the other will have to get adjusted before I can start drawing, thanks

Thank you ! This has been super helpful

Thank you so much this is so helpful ❣️🙏🏽

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Thank you. That little cut-out was very helpful.

I am only 4 minutes in where you bring out the little book cover. This video is ALREADY so helpful in explaining WHY the page counts are standard 32. and great visuals. Thanks

Thanks so much Debbie. That was so informative and also fun to watch :)

This has explained it to me simply in a way i have not understood before I am going to need mine to be in 40 rather than in 32 because mine is to teach children a foriegn language and so I need extra pages to have a dictionary of the new words at the end. I thini because it is a speciality product it should be ok to be different

Debbie, when you are designing your book/layout and it has double page spreads, do you really need to think about any of this? What I mean is, will the printer arrange the pages to suit this 32 page oversize sheet of paper so that when they cut it the double pages all end up correctly. Should I just concentrate on creating the 16 double pages (if that's what it has).

Wow, this is the best explanation for such complex matter that I have EVER seen. Amazing! Thank you so much!!

I’ve been working on a picture book writing and illustrating but only have 10 illustrations like it seems to short and have run out of ideas lol

This is a wonderful book. I bought it as an elementary counselor to share with youngsters who have lost their parent. It is so easy to read and really helps answer some of those questions. My take away is to come along side them and just let them talk and be gentle and kind as you listen.

Thanks Debbie, this was soooo helpful 👍 I love your transparency!

I've been trying to figure out about book structure and this helped me so much! I'm still very overwelmed about everything in this picture book world but your video helps a lot to break everything down so that it'll be a bit more easy for us newbies :) Thank you so much for being so helpful to us all <3

Thank you!

Second viewing...I am slow

Yay!!! Thanks Debbie! So helpful and also very generous of you to use your precious moments between gigs to help your fellow authors and illustrators.

I cant wait to get this one!

Thank you so much, Debbie! You are such an open, sharing author/illustrator. I appreciate and value all your nuggets of picture book wisdom. 😊

This is so good

You are the best, Debbie! <3

That is a wonderful DIY idea!!! Thanks for sharing!

Oh wow - I remember you telling me about Procreate when you got your first iPad and when I got mine I bought it. I never understood some of the functionality you’ve shown. Now I understand it! Thank you Debbie!

Good to see you Debbie! Pandemics suck. So many people we all want to see and can’t.

Nice Debbie!

Very talented! Wow

It is my school activitie you helped me very much so thank you and love you😘😘😘

Brilliant! (Pun also intended! )

Is georgeous!!

What was her name?

Yay!

Jeffy

This is fun. RAITA sounds a little bit like Tzatziki sauce. Since my mom and dad aren't around to chop for me any more and I'm super lazy, can I use my food processor to pulse my cukes?

Ninja

Cool video Debbie